On May 15, 8:09*am, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Tue, 15 May 2012 09:32:37 -0400, Dave Smith
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> > wrote:
> >On 13/05/2012 4:07 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
> >> I had some friends over for dinner. * I had made a wonderful Thai
> >> marinade and had the chicken breasts soaking in it all afternoon.
> >> Got the rest of the dinner together and lit the gas grill to let it
> >> heat up.
>
> >> When I went to put the chicken on the grill.....no heat. * I was out
> >> of propane. *I thought there was enough for one more grilling. * I was
> >> wrong.
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> >> So I had to bake the chicken off in the oven. * I was SOOO
> >> disappointed. *It was good,
> >> but I missed that wonderful grill flavor.. a lot.
>
> >> This morning I lugged my tank down to where I buy propane and filled
> >> it up. * I saved
> >> some of the marinade and have some thighs soaking in it right now.
> >> I'm going to grill them off for my lunches this week.
>
> >> Nothing like having a nice dinner all ready to go and ...no gas.
>
> >> Have you ever done anything like that?
>
> >Worse.... about two years ago I was making Tandoori chicken for a friend
> >who was visiting from Texas. *My tank was empty. *My spare tank was
> >empty. *I had bought a second tank so that I would never have to worry
> >about running out of fuel. I should learn to take the empty for a refill
> >immediately because once I start using the second tank I forget about
> >the first one.
>
> I never have that problem anymore, my Weber is plumbed to a 500 gallon
> propane tank that's on automatic delivery... and my bulk propane
> grilling costs less than half of what you pay for fill-ups. *If you do
> much grilling, and don't need propane for cooking/heating, you really
> ought to check into getting a 100 pound propane cylinder set up.

Or, for people who don't live in the boondocks, do what a friend did
and get a natural gas line plumbed out to your grill. (Outside gas
lines were not uncommon back when this area was all orchards, because
trying to can fruit inside during summer heat and humidity was
considered a form of insanity.)